Airbnb CEO & the Travel Rebound; Teen Vaccines; State-by-State Social Media

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Airbnb has announced a major slate of updates to its platform just in time for an expected surge in travel. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky discussed the update and what he expects from the post-pandemic travel surge. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau also reports airline passenger levels are inching closer to where they were before the pandemic. Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine was effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 17, making it the second shot behind Pfizer’s to demonstrate high efficacy in younger age groups. CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports on the emergency approval. Plus, Amazon nears a deal to buy MGM Studios for nearly $9 billion and Florida has become the first state to regulate how tech companies moderate speech online. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our podcast,
0:06.4	Summer, it's back.
0:08.4	AirB&B is betting big on vacation after vaccination, CEO Brian Chesky.
0:13.4	A year ago, people thought it would take years
0:15.2	for travel to recover.
0:16.3	What we're seeing now is a biggest rebound in travel
0:19.9	probably in nearly a century.
0:22.0	A new Moderna milestone for kids under 16,
0:25.4	C. M. Tureau.
0:26.7	They saw a vaccine efficacy of 93 to 100 percent,
0:30.0	either way you look at it,
0:31.2	pretty protective and comparable to what you see in adults.
0:34.0	Those stories plus Amazon making big moves.
0:38.0	Who's left after this?
0:39.0	MGM was one of the last men standing.
0:41.0	What happens now?
0:42.0	And Florida, taking social media into its own hands.
0:45.0	Go ahead and be platformed.
0:46.3	I'll get by, sometimes I'd be doing me a favor.
0:49.1	It's Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Squawk Pod begins right now.
0:55.3	Good morning, everybody.
0:56.6	Welcome to Squawk Box here on C.
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